From Dan Martin's chamois memoir, Chased by Pandas:
"Within the limits of the anti-doping regulations" screams grey area doping, dodge TUEs + suss as heck meds like levothyroxine which aren't banned by WADA, despite calls for them to be added to the List.
But UAE at that point (2018-2019) couldn't even get its energy drinks right, so it can't be that.
"Perhaps because of the oil economy in the Gulf, Team UAE Emirates was seen as having an unlimited budget. Mauro Gianetti also wanted us to embrace spectacular innovations - obviously within the limits of the anti-doping regulations."
"Within the limits of the anti-doping regulations" screams grey area doping, dodge TUEs + suss as heck meds like levothyroxine which aren't banned by WADA, despite calls for them to be added to the List.
But UAE at that point (2018-2019) couldn't even get its energy drinks right, so it can't be that.